The Reds' latest offer guarantees the Bundesliga outfit a fee of £100m, while the remaining £13m would be paid if certain add-ons were achieved during the attacker's time at Anfield. The 2024 Bundesliga winners, however, are said to be holding out for a fee closer to £126m for Wirtz, who joined from FC Koln in January 2020.

Liverpool make new bid of £113m for Bayer Leverkusen attacker Florian Wirtz; the offer is £100m plus £13m in potential add-ons but bid is below Leverkusens asking price of £126m; Wirtz wants to move t

Florian Wirtz knows what it is to be a wanted man. For many young footballers a summer where three of Europe's leading clubs (briefly) fought it out for his services might be enough to have their head spinning.